Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-28

1t is positively known that the British
government impressed upon Sir John Mac.
donald when sanctioning the enforcement
OF the fishery regulations OF the treaty of
1918, after the abrogation OF the fishery
clauses OF the Washington treaty in 1885,
the necessity OF maintaining friendly rela-
tons with the United States That the
British government did not desire to get
mixed up in the fishery squable was made
apparent in it's not cooperating in the EN-
ployment OF its war vessels with the do.
minion cruisers in the protection of the
fisheries, as WAS the case prior to 1871, be.
fore the Washington treaty was ratified.
The Toronto Globe calls the attention
OF Canadians to the fact that the Canadian
public debt ia rapidly sing in volume
while that the United States is steadily
decreasing.
The long drouth in Texas is ut an end.
In regard to the use OF Gov. Pierce's
name in connection with the delay in the
confirmation Of Gov. Church's nominal
ton. Gov. Pierce says: Instead ofoppos-
ing, have written friends in Washington
asking that Gov. Church may be confirm.
cd governor OF Dakota"
The Scottish Protestant alliance has
sent to Queen Victoria memorial, setting
IL
Great Britain and the supremacy4of the
pope are subversive OF the queen s Authority
and ofthe peoples rights and liberties, and
the avowed aim of the papacy is the
Vatican 8 conquest and subsection OF Great
Britain.
George Nick. Fergns, aged nineteen years,
Was arrested at Pond Eddy, N. Y, and
carried to Boston on an extradition war
rant. 1t is alleged that Fergus passed \
counterfeit check at Greenock, Scotland,
and aGsconded with 1900 belonging to
the sch DOL board at that place.
At New Orleans, L., tho Gull Shot com.
pany was burned. Loss, $40. 600; insur.
ance SIS, 900. The fire was caused by an
electric light wire.
The Lucknow paper mills in Bridgeton
n, j., were burned. Loss. $42, 900; iusur-
ance $18,2 50.
The Daily News processes to know that
there is extreme danger OF war. It says
the government - alarmed on account OF
its having heard that Germany is likely, in
meaning OF the French military m Movements
on the frontier.
The complete vote OF Polk county, in.
ereases Haugen's majority In the Wisconsin
9Th district irom'772 to 822.
DR.. A. X. Fouser. for many years infirm.
nry physician at Akron, O.. has been ar
rested for body snatehing.
Ex-senator William Pitt Kellogg is now
worth about 81, 600, 900. He owns much
real estate in Washington and Chicago.
Mrs. VOORHEES,, the vile Of Senator Voor-
hees. died at their residence In Washington
! Of acute peritonitis. :.
The consignees OF the British steamship
Cranbrook. Capt. Smith. which sailed from
Newport, England, Noy. 80. with 1900
tons Of steel blooms for this port, have
given her up as lost. together with the crew,
consisting Of thirty men. :s
Alssrnon Sidney Paddock ID elected sena-
tor Of Nebraska. defeating Van Wyck. Mr..
!, Paddock has held many public positions,
the last being one Of the Mormon commits
siOners. $:fa s.s@ 5Sl5 s. S. sS 3
The annual examination at West Point
has just been completed. Thirty nine ca
dots wsrs iound dsacisnt and have been
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